4.0 magnitude earthquake rattles northern India

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4.0 magnitude earthquake rattles northern India

Delhi - No casualties have been reported so far.

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Published: Sun 1 Jul 2018, 2:28 PM

Last updated: Sun 1 Jul 2018, 6:09 PM

Reports of an earthquake which just hit areas of northern India have been filtering in on social media on Sunday afternoon.
India's Metereological Department issued a tweet on the incident, stating that it occurred at 3:37 Indian Standard Time, with epicenter at a Latitude of 28.9N and Longitude of 77.0E.
The depth was 5km, and the region precisely affected was Sonipat, Haryana.  

The magnitude of the quake appears to be a 4 on the Richter Scale.
According to a tweet by the Times of India, "mild tremors" in the areas of Delhi-NCR and Haryana, Uttar Pradesh" have been identified.
The independent twitter handle EMSC has also reported signs of a tremor that occurred just now.


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